So I’ve been working on my tornado kick since the last time I shared. Biggest lessons I’m taking away: - having coordination of the steps moving forward - Being strong with single leg jumping - Turning my hips over more in the kick Still not perfected but I’m continuing to push it. Most of all everything comes from repetition- start small, build small wins and start putting it all together. I’d love to know. What moves or fitness challenges are you working on?

What's up guys, I've recently had a training session with a @Behram Niazi and he called out a mistake in my kick mechanics ☠️ I've been kickboxing for years but a common mistake I STILL have at times is twisting too much with my hips and not bringing up my knee enough when I throw my kicks. It's not as bad as it used to be, but still can be an issue in telegraphing kicks and having poor technique. It comes from lack of proper reps and when I had poor flexibility in my hips but now that my hips are stronger from all the mobility exercises I've been doing (trainings in the classroom by the way!) , I can actually start doing it the right way! It's my current journey to reprogram my kick mechanics and I'll be sharing videos in my classroom for kickboxing on how to truly do it right and not make the mistakes that I've had! 💯 Here's a comparison shots of how my friend throws kicks with good form being upright and knee upwards (Right) and how I'm SLIGHTLY overtwisting the hip and my knee is more downwards (Left) . What's something in your journey you're struggling with?

What's up guys! I'm super excited to share that I'm working on the first Ninja Move in the Ninja Move series that will really make this community fun - and that's the Tornado Kick! I've been watching a few tutorials and I'm slowly getting the hang of the movements. The video below is my second attempt at this but I'm already feeling the speed and power this move can really unlock. It will take me a while to get the jump and speed fully without falling over so thats why I'm giving myself a month to really dig deep in this move. Here are the steps I've learned so far: 1. Turning on the front foot 2. Turning on front foot and lifting back foot across (try to bring that knee up!) 3. Turning front foot, lifting back foot, then jumping off front foot while landing on back foot. 4. Turning front foot, lifting back foot, then jumping off front foot and roundhouse kicking with it while landing on back foot. Of course - this is a very limited breakdown and I will go in more depth with a video of my own. For now here's a solid breakdown by Sensei Seth on Youtube on it. But for now definitely don't attempt a move like this cold, it requires mobility in our hips and stability in our joints for the jump and landing, so warm up and make sure your hips and knees are strong! So if you have stiff hips, check the video in the classroom on working hip mobility and do that first before attempting this!

So I've been dealing with pain in my right shoulder for the past 3-4 months that started gradually and would slowly bother me throughout the day, during workouts, even in the middle of my sleep 😖 I did this one mobility exercise this morning for a couple minutes and just like that my shoulder felt reborn! 👼 Now its not a brand new exercise, if anything, you've probably done it before - shoulder dislocates. It's where you take some stick, bar, band on both ends with your hands in front of you then rotate your shoulders as far back as you can then return to the front. I've done it plenty of times before with a band and it certainly helps with shoulder issue- but the REAL growth comes from doing it with heavier objects 🏋️‍♀️ I did shoulder dislocates this morning with the 45 LB bar with very wide grips and it was certainly challenging and I couldn't bring it all the way back as I could with the band - but for the range I could do, after a few sets - my shoulder felt AMAZING! 🤩 Remember, the solution to pain and stiffness is GOOD mobility and GOOD mobility is NOT just the range of motion - but STRENGTH expressed over that range of motion 💪 So I recommend this workout to anyone with stiff or weak shoulders - start off with a band, work your way up to a light stick, then challenge yourself with something heavier like a bar or something with weights! 💯 Do this gradually and slow with control - it will do wonders for your shoulders. Below it a tutorial of doing shoulder dislocates. Let me know if this is helpful!

Felt good today, did these at the end of my workout today and was definitely more challenging since I was already fatigued. But I’m loving them so far. How’s my form @Rajesh Nair